Genelia D'Souza faces suit in Andhra court in cheating case

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday directed actor Genelia D'Souza to appear before it personally or through her lawyer in a cheating case related to the purchase of a house from a company for which she was brand ambassador.

 The court asked for April 25 appearance to explain why her name should not be included in the first information report (FIR), said Balaji, counsel of the petitioner Chatta Tirupathaiah.

 The high court was dealing with a petition Tirupathaiah filed regarding his purchase of a duplex house from real estate company Anjaniputra Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (APiPL).

 He alleged that police had not complied with a lower court's order to file a case against Genelia and five directors of the company for defaulting on giving him possession of the duplex house.

 Tirupathaiah alleged that the police registered an FIR against directors of the real estate firm but left out Genelia.

 The Nampally court, on his petition, last month directed Saifabad police to register a case.

 Tirupataiah alleged that Genelia as the brand ambassador lured customers to the company by giving it a clean chit for good management practices and thus had a role in the fraud.

 According to him, she had even claimed in the promotion that she was one the directors of the company and bought plots in the venture.

 Tirupataiah in 2008 had paid Rs.54 lakh to APiPL for a plot and construction of a duplex house on it at Kalvakolu village in the Maheswaram mandal of Ranga Reddy district. The house has not yet been constructed. He claimed the company, which collected nearly Rs.250 crore from buyers had not even begun the registration process for the venture.

Salman Khan to lend voice for Andaz Apna Apna in 3D

MUMBAI: Producer Siddharth Jain, who desires to make a 3D version of Andaz Apna Apna, has got confirmation from most of the lead actors.

"I’ve already spoken to Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon and Shakti Kapoor and they said they’ll be glad to work it out. I’ll need them only later this August-September and I’m sure of them agreeing to dub for their characters," said Jain to the press.

The film took almost a year to script and translate into 3D animation. It has a budget of 15 crore, which includes print and advertising. Original tracks will be modified with contemporary sound.

Now, waiting only for Aamir Khan's confirmation, Jain is optimistic that he will be able to actualize the film soon. "The only person I’ll have to try harder for is Aamir, if he likes it, I’m sure he will (agree to do it). I’ll be finalizing things in another month or two. I will be in a better position to talk about it then," he said.

Looking to release in the first half of 2013, Jain accepts, "We know that people will be coming in expecting the humour at par with the original."